Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Labour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, October 2007 - March 2008

Variable Details

VariableSOC2KM1
LabelOccupation (main job)
Responses
1111 1111 Senior officials in national gov 9
1112 1112 Directors & chief execs of maj orgs 55
1113 1113 Senior officials in local gov 31
1114 1114 Sen. officials spec interest orgs 27
1121 1121 Prod. works & maintenance managers 414
1122 1122 Managers in construction 271
1123 1123 Managers in mining and energy 23
1131 1131 Financial managers & chartered secs 243
1132 1132 Marketing and sales managers 523
1133 1133 Purchasing managers 49
1134 1134 Advertising & public rel managers 61
1135 1135 Pers training & ind rel mngers 169
1136 1136 Info & communication technol mngers 351
1137 1137 Research and development managers 70
1141 1141 Quality assurance managers 62
1142 1142 Customer care managers 100
1151 1151 Financial institution managers 181
1152 1152 Office managers 302
1161 1161 Transport and distribution managers 100
1162 1162 Storage and warehouse managers 91
1163 1163 Retail and wholesale managers 438
1171 1171 Officers in armed forces 25
1172 1172 Police officers (inspectrs & above) 18
1173 1173 Snr officers fire, amb, prson et al 19
1174 1174 Security managers 21
1181 1181 Hospital and health service mngers 95
1182 1182 Pharmacy managers 10
1183 1183 Healthcare practice managers 23
1184 1184 Social services managers 45
1185 1185 Residential and day care managers 59
1211 1211 Farm managers 18
1212 1212 Natural environ & cons managers 6
1219 1219 Mngr anml hsbndry, frst, fish nec. 15
1221 1221 Hotel and accommodation managers 53
1222 1222 Conference and exhibition managers 17
1223 1223 Restaurant and catering managers 145
1224 1224 Publicans & managrs licensed prmses 50
1225 1225 Leisure and sports managers 56
1226 1226 Travel agency managers 6
1231 1231 Property, housing and land managers 129
1232 1232 Garage managers and proprietors 44
1233 1233 Hairdrs & beauty slon mngr & props 25
1234 1234 Shopkprs, wholesale & retail dealrs 126
1235 1235 Recyc and refuse disposal managers 7
1239 1239 Mngers and prop. In other srvcs NEC 194
2111 2111 Chemists 29
2112 2112 Bio scientists and biochemists 97
2113 2113 Physts, geologists & meteorologists 17
2121 2121 Civil engineers 86
2122 2122 Mechanical engineers 98
2123 2123 Electrical engineers 56
2124 2124 Electronics engineers 34
2125 2125 Chemical engineers 11
2126 2126 Design and development engineers 67
2127 2127 Production and process engineers 35
2128 2128 Planning and qlty control engineers 34
2129 2129 Engineering professionals n.e.c. 101
2131 2131 IT strategy and planning prfsnals 149
2132 2132 Software professionals 312
2211 2211 Medical practitioners 199
2212 2212 Psychologists 21
2213 2213 Pharmacists & pharmacologists 40
2214 2214 Ophthalmic opticians 18
2215 2215 Dental practitioners 29
2216 2216 Veterinarians 17
2311 2311 Higher educ teaching prfsnals 147
2312 2312 Further educ teaching prfsnals 167
2313 2313 educ officers,school inspectrs 26
2314 2314 Secondary eductn teaching prfsnals 451
2315 2315 Prim & nurs eductn teaching profs 472
2316 2316 Spec needs educ teaching profs 72
2317 2317 Registrs & sen admins ed establish 50
2319 2319 Teaching professionals n.e.c. 172
2321 2321 Scientific researchers 16
2322 2322 Social science researchers 9
2329 2329 Researchers n.e.c. 46
2411 2411 Solic & lawyers, judges & coroners 171
2419 2419 Legal professionals n.e.c. 21
2421 2421 Chartered and certified accountants 177
2422 2422 Management accountants 85
2423 2423 Mngmnt cons, actuar, econs & statn 187
2431 2431 Architects 38
2432 2432 Town planners 35
2433 2433 Quantity surveyors 40
2434 2434 Chartrd surveyors (not qntity surv) 69
2441 2441 Public service administrative profs 39
2442 2442 Social workers 116
2443 2443 Probation officers 17
2444 2444 Clergy 48
2451 2451 Librarians 37
2452 2452 Archivists and curators 6
3111 3111 Laboratory technicians 66
3112 3112 Electrical & electronic technicians 32
3113 3113 Engineering technicians 71
3114 3114 Build & civil eng technicians 32
3115 3115 Quality assurance technicians 22
3119 3119 Science & eng technicians n.e.c. 53
3121 3121 Archt technols & town plan technics 27
3122 3122 Draughtspersons 54
3123 3123 Building inspectors 7
3131 3131 IT operations technicians 107
3132 3132 IT user support technicians 61
3211 3211 Nurses 615
3212 3212 Midwives 50
3213 3213 Paramedics 22
3214 3214 Medical radiographers 35
3215 3215 Chiropodists 11
3216 3216 Dispensing opticians 10
3217 3217 Pharmaceutical dispensers 39
3218 3218 Medical and dental technicians 35
3221 3221 Physiotherapists 51
3222 3222 Occupational therapists 39
3223 3223 Speech and language therapists 20
3229 3229 Therapists n.e.c. 71
3231 3231 Youth and community workers 127
3232 3232 Housing and welfare officers 177
3311 3311 NCOs and other ranks 70
3312 3312 Police offcrs (sergeant and below) 206
3313 3313 Fire serv off (leading off & below) 46
3314 3314 Prison serv off (below princ off) 55
3319 3319 Protective servcs assoc prfsnls NEC 27
3411 3411 Artists 24
3412 3412 Authors, writers 44
3413 3413 Actors, entertainers 30
3414 3414 Dancers and choreographers 6
3415 3415 Musicians 23
3416 3416 Arts officrs, prdcers and directors 28
3421 3421 Graphic designers 105
3422 3422 Product, clothing & related dsgners 55
3431 3431 Journalists, newsppr & period eds 52
3432 3432 Broadcasting associate prfssnals 36
3433 3433 Public relations officers 30
3434 3434 Photo. & audio-visual equip operats 60
3441 3441 Sports players 9
3442 3442 Sports coaches, instruc & officials 61
3443 3443 Fitness instructors 29
3449 3449 Sports and fitness occupations nec. 13
3511 3511 Air traffic controllers 10
3512 3512 Aircraft pilots and flight enginrs 21
3513 3513 Ship and hovercraft officers 19
3514 3514 Train drivers 19
3520 3520 Legal associate professionals 61
3529 3529 Legal associate professionals N.E.C 0
3531 3531 Estimators, valuers and assessors 74
3532 3532 Brokers 48
3533 3533 Insurance underwriters 38
3534 3534 Fin. & invest. analyst & advisers 194
3535 3535 Taxation experts 27
3536 3536 Importers, exporters 8
3537 3537 Financial and accounting techs 34
3539 3539 Business & related assoc profs nec. 135
3541 3541 Buyers and purchasing officers 69
3542 3542 Sales representatives 206
3543 3543 Marketing associate professionals 128
3544 3544 Estate agents, auctioneers 27
3551 3551 Conservat & environ protection offs 34
3552 3552 Countryside and park rangers 5
3561 3561 Public serv associate professionals 74
3562 3562 Personnel & ind relations offs 146
3563 3563 Vocatn & indust trainrs & instrctrs 169
3564 3564 Car. advis & voction guidnce spcils 40
3565 3565 Inspcts fact, utils & trdng stndrds 24
3566 3566 Statutory examiners 24
3567 3567 Occupl hygnists & health sfty offs 64
3568 3568 Environmental health officers 12
4111 4111 Civil Service executive officers 85
4112 4112 Civil Serv admin offcrs and assists 219
4113 4113 Local gov clerical offs & assists 244
4114 4114 Officers non-gov organisations 60
4121 4121 Credit controllers 53
4122 4122 Accnts wages clerk, bookkeeper 575
4123 4123 Counter clerks 186
4131 4131 Filng & othr recrds assists & clrks 165
4132 4132 Pensions and insurance clrks 73
4133 4133 Stock control clerks 143
4134 4134 Transport and distribution clerks 70
4135 4135 Library assistants & clerks 46
4136 4136 Database assistants & clerks 69
4137 4137 Market research interviewers 21
4141 4141 Telephonists 29
4142 4142 Communication operators 41
4150 4150 General office assistants or clerks 685
4211 4211 Medical secretaries 74
4212 4212 Legal secretaries 75
4213 4213 School secretaries 78
4214 4214 Company secretaries 45
4215 4215 Personal assists & othr secretaries 342
4216 4216 Receptionists 220
4217 4217 Typists 14
5111 5111 Farmers 116
5112 5112 Horticultural trades 28
5113 5113 Gardeners and grounds(wo)men 159
5119 5119 Agricult and fishing trades n.e.c. 34
5211 5211 Smiths and forge workers 5
5212 5212 Moulders, core makers, die casters 7
5213 5213 Sheet metal workers 29
5214 5214 Mtl plate wrkrs, shipwrig, riveters 11
5215 5215 Welding trades 94
5216 5216 Pipe fitters 11
5221 5221 Metal mach setter & setter-operator 65
5222 5222 Tool mkrs, tool fters & markers-out 25
5223 5223 Mtl working prod & maintnce fitter 256
5224 5224 Prec instrument makers & repairers 28
5231 5231 Motor mechanics, auto engineers 220
5232 5232 Vehicle body builders and repairers 36
5233 5233 Auto electricians 11
5234 5234 Vehicle spray painters 13
5241 5241 Electricians, electrical fitters 271
5242 5242 Telecommunications engineers 55
5243 5243 Lines repairers and cable jointers 21
5244 5244 TV, video and audio engineers 5
5245 5245 Comp engineer, installn & maintnce 41
5249 5249 Elec & electronic engineer n.e.c. 106
5311 5311 Steel erectors 19
5312 5312 Bricklayers, masons 98
5313 5313 Roofers, roof tilers and slaters 46
5314 5314 Plumb, hea & ventilating engineers 191
5315 5315 Carpenters and joiners 302
5316 5316 Glaziers, window fabric and fitters 54
5319 5319 Construction trades n.e.c. 250
5321 5321 Plasterers 47
5322 5322 Floorers and wall tilers 43
5323 5323 Painters and decorators 164
5411 5411 Weavers and knitters 1
5412 5412 Upholsterers 20
5413 5413 Leather and related trades 4
5414 5414 Tailors and dressmakers 3
5419 5419 Text, garment & related trades nec. 5
5421 5421 Origntrs, compositors & print preps 7
5422 5422 Printers 37
5423 5423 Bookbinders and print finishers 24
5424 5424 Screen printers 7
5431 5431 Butchers, meat cutters 29
5432 5432 Bakers, flour confectioners 34
5433 5433 Fishmongers, poultry dressers 12
5434 5434 Chefs, cooks 221
5491 5491 Glss & cermic mkr, decortr, finshr 16
5492 5492 Furntre mkr, other crft woodworkers 43
5493 5493 Pattern makers (moulds) 2
5494 5494 Musicl instrument makers and tuners 5
5495 5495 Goldsmth, slvrsmth, prec stone wrkr 17
5496 5496 Floral arrangers, florists 13
5499 5499 Hand craft occupations n.e.c. 18
6111 6111 Nursing auxiliaries and assistants 227
6112 6112 Amb staff (excluding paramedics) 15
6113 6113 Dental nurses 40
6114 6114 Houseprnts and residential wardens 44
6115 6115 Care assistants and home carers 688
6121 6121 Nursery nurses 145
6122 6122 Childminders and rel occupations 147
6123 6123 Playgroup leaders & assistants 68
6124 6124 educal assistants 542
6131 6131 Veterinary nurses and assistants 15
6139 6139 Animal care occupations n.e.c. 33
6211 6211 Sports and leisure assistants 53
6212 6212 Travel agents 35
6213 6213 Travel and tour guides 11
6214 6214 Air travel assistants 27
6215 6215 Rail travel assistants 21
6219 6219 Leisure & travel serv occuptns nec. 11
6221 6221 Hairdressers, barbers 135
6222 6222 Beauticians and related occupations 56
6231 6231 Housekprs and related occupations 68
6232 6232 Caretakers 90
6291 6291 Undertakers and mortuary assistants 13
6292 6292 Pest control officers 8
7111 7111 Sales and retail assistants 1208
7112 7112 Retail cashiers/check-out operators 275
7113 7113 Telephone salespersons 52
7121 7121 Collector salsprsns and cred agents 22
7122 7122 Debt, rent and other cash collectrs 43
7123 7123 Rounds(wo)men and van salespersons 26
7124 7124 Mrkt and street traders and assist 20
7125 7125 Merchandisers and window dressers 22
7129 7129 Sales related occupations n.e.c. 110
7211 7211 Call centre agents & operators 89
7212 7212 Customer care occupations 320
8111 8111 Food, drink & tobac process operat 176
8112 8112 Glass and ceramics process oprties 9
8113 8113 Textile process operatives 23
8114 8114 Chem and related process operatives 47
8115 8115 Rubber process operatives 12
8116 8116 Plastics process operatives 51
8117 8117 Mtl mkng & treating procss operatve 20
8118 8118 Electroplaters 5
8119 8119 Process operatives n.e.c. 32
8121 8121 Paper and wood machine operatives 54
8122 8122 Coal mine operatives 2
8123 8123 Quarry workers and related oprtives 17
8124 8124 Energy plant operatives 3
8125 8125 Metal working machine operatives 84
8126 8126 Water and sewerage plant operatives 11
8129 8129 Plant and machine operatives n.e.c. 27
8131 8131 Assemblers (electrical products) 37
8132 8132 Assemblers (veh and metal goods) 61
8133 8133 Routine inspectors and testers 109
8134 8134 Weighers, graders, sorters 12
8135 8135 Tyre, exhaust and windscrn fitters 12
8136 8136 Clothing cutters 2
8137 8137 Sewing machinists 35
8138 8138 Routine laboratory testers 7
8139 8139 Assemblers and routine oprtves nec. 61
8141 8141 Scaffolders, stagers, riggers 27
8142 8142 Road construction operatives 23
8143 8143 Rail constructn & maintnce oprtives 8
8149 8149 Construction operatives n.e.c. 91
8211 8211 Heavy goods vehicle drivers 370
8212 8212 Van drivers 205
8213 8213 Bus and coach drivers 112
8214 8214 Taxi, cab drivers and chauffeurs 182
8215 8215 Driving instructors 35
8216 8216 Rail transport operatives 10
8217 8217 Seafrer (m navy), brge, lght, boat 7
8218 8218 Air transport operatives 12
8219 8219 Transport operatives n.e.c. 22
8221 8221 Crane drivers 14
8222 8222 Fork-lift truck drivers 109
8223 8223 Agricultural machinery drivers 9
8229 8229 Mobile machine drivers & operatives 65
9111 9111 Farm workers 49
9112 9112 Forestry workers 11
9119 9119 Fishng & agric reltd occupatns nec. 31
9121 9121 Labrers build & woodworking trades 214
9129 9129 Lab oth const trades n.e.c. 30
9131 9131 Labourers in foundries 5
9132 9132 Indust cleaning process occupations 23
9133 9133 Printing machine minders and assist 23
9134 9134 Packers, bottlers, canners, fillers 106
9139 9139 Labrs process & plant opertns nec. 84
9141 9141 Stevadores, dockers and slingers 7
9149 9149 Oth good hndlng & storage occup nec 394
9211 9211 Post wrkr, mail sort, msngr, courir 240
9219 9219 Elementary office occupatns n.e.c. 43
9221 9221 Hospital porters 31
9222 9222 Hotel porters 8
9223 9223 Kitchen and catering assistants 401
9224 9224 Waiters, waitresses 201
9225 9225 Bar staff 188
9226 9226 Leisure and theme park attendants 20
9229 9229 Elmntry persnal servcs occup n.e.c. 15
9231 9231 Window cleaners 25
9232 9232 Road sweepers 15
9233 9233 Cleaners, domestics 599
9234 9234 Launderers, dry cleaners, pressers 37
9235 9235 Refuse and salvage occupations 34
9239 9239 Elementary cleaning occupns nec. 17
9241 9241 Security guards and rel occupations 180
9242 9242 Traffic wardens 2
9243 9243 School crossing patrol attendants 9
9244 9244 School mid-day assistants 90
9245 9245 Car park attendants 16
9249 9249 Elementary security occupation nec. 26
9251 9251 Shelf fillers 166
9259 9259 Elementary sales occupations nec. 60
-9 Does not apply 11231
-8 No answer 17
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLabour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, October 2007 - March 2008